Middle East Archives – Page 2 of 2

C.I.A. Releases Osama bin Laden’s Personal Journal

November 12, 2017

On November 1, 2017 the CIA released 470,000 documents that had been collected during the Navy SEALS raid on Osama bin Laden’s Pakistan compound in Abbottabad in 2011. Of those documents was bin Laden’s 228

Iraqi Kurdish Independence Referendum Increases Regional Tensions

September 23, 2017

Kurdistan Regional Government President Masoud Barzani has scheduled a referendum for Iraqi Kurdish independence this week on September, 25th. The vote is largely seen as increasing tensions in the region. The Kurds are the largest

Mohammed bin Salman

July 29, 2017

This past June the 81-year-old Saudi King Salman announced his son Mohammed bin Salman, 31, the new Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia making him next in line to the throne. Observers have been speculating for

Next Week: Syrian Peace Inches Forward and the National People’s Congress Gathers

March 3, 2017

Next week, with some progress being made, Syrian peace talks will inch forward in Geneva. Also, the Chinese People’s Congress will meet and the world will be watching closely. Syrian Peace Talks in Geneva Next